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Have your say before 8 May

Coorong fisher and River Fellow, Glen Hill. Photo: Ben Pederick

On 8 May our elected representatives will vote on whether to allow 605 billion litres of water to be taken from the Murray-Darling Basin.

Parts of the Darling have dried up, and the whole river is at risk of running dry this year. South Australians at the Murray mouth know all too well that the Murray River could be next.

Enough is enough. A few key decision makers have the power to make sure our rivers have enough water to reach their wetlands and then out to sea.

With this critical vote, SA's elected members — Senators Penny Wong, Don Farrell, Cory Bernardi and Simon Birmingham, and MPs Tony Pasin, Christopher Pyne and Mark Butler — have an opportunity to stand up for our rivers.

Will you ask them to secure enough water for our Murray before it's too late?

EMAIL THEM NOW:

<p>Dear elected member for South Australia,</p>
<p>In early May the Australian Senate will vote on whether to make changes to the<br />Murray-Darling Basin Plan and allow 605 billion litres of water to be taken from our thirsty waterways.</p>
<p><strong>As an elected member representing South Australia you have the power to</strong><br /><strong>make sure any changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan are good for our</strong><br /><strong>rivers and the community of living things who depend on them.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Can you make sure our rivers get what they need?</strong></p>
<p>Any amendments to the Basin Plan must:</p>
<ul>
<li>Secure enough water so that the Murray can flow across floodplains and all<br />the way out to the sea</li>
<li>Guarantee the delivery of the additional 450 GL of water for our rivers,<br />wetlands and floodplains that was promised as a part of the Basin Plan<br />negotiations</li>
<li>Ensure any projects that justify taking more water from the river will<br />unequivocally benefit communities and wildlife and meet the requirements of<br />the Basin Plan</li>
<li>Remove physical barriers and rules that stop water getting to wetlands</li>
</ul>
<p>If the Government fails to deliver a plan that works for the river, then the Senate<br />should block the proposed changes. <strong>If it doesn’t work for the river, it doesn’t</strong><br /><strong>work for us.</strong></p>
<p>Thank you for standing up for our Murray.</p>

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